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Committee: PLANNING AND HIGHWAYS REGULATORY COMMITTEE Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2010 Venue: LANCASTER TOWN HALL Time: 10.30 A.M. A G E N D A 1 Apologies for Absence 2 Minutes of the Meeting held on 15 November 2010 (previously circulated) 3 Items of Urgent Business authorised by the Chairman 4 Declarations of Interest Planning Applications for Decision Community Safety Implications In preparing the reports for this agenda, regard has been paid to the implications of the proposed developments on Community Safety issues. Where it is considered the proposed development has particular implications for Community Safety, this issue is fully considered within the main body of the report on that specific application. Category A Applications Applications to be dealt with by the District Council without formal consultation with the County Council. 5 A5 10/00456/CU Court View House, Aalborg Place, Duke's (Pages 1 - 5) Lancaster Ward Change of use of ground floor and first floor to further education college for EMBA College 6 A6 10/00610/FUL The Old Vicarage Retirement Upper Lune (Pages 6 - Home, 56 Main Street, Hornby Valley 23) Ward Erection of an extension to provide 15 new bedrooms, change of access and erection of new boundary wall for Forrester Retirement Home 7 A7 10/00611/LB The Old Vicarage Retirement Upper Lune (Pages 24 - Home, 56 Main Street, Hornby Valley 31) Ward Listed building consent for the erection of an extension to provide 15 new bedrooms, change of access and erection of new boundary wall for Forrester Retirement Home 8 A8 10/01012/VCN Elms Hotel, Elms Road, Bare Ward (Pages 32 - Morecambe 35) Variation of condition 2 on application 09/00158/FUL to alter internal floor layout for Hay Carr Estates 9 A9 10/00820/FUL Middleton & Overton Sea Overton (Pages 36 - Defences, First Terrace, Ward 42) Sunderland Point Various tidal flood protection works including earth embankments, erection of concrete wall and repair and raising existing wall for Sunderland Point Community Association 10 A10 10/00858/RCN Capernwray Diving Centre, Kellet Ward (Pages 43 - Capernwray Road, Capernwray 50) Removal of condition no 3 on application 04/00877/OUT relating to accommodation of units for Ms Carol Hack 11 A11 10/01118/FUL Wenning House, Forge Lane, Halton- (Pages 51 - Halton with- 54) Aughton Ward Installation of approximately 120 solar panels to south and west roof for Ms Anne Chapman 12 A12 10/00949/RENU Slynedales, Lancaster Road, Slyne-with- (Pages 55 - Slyne Hest Ward 59) Renewal of planning application 07/01144/FUL for the proposed demolition of single storey flat roofed extension and replacement with 3 storey pitched roof extension, erection of an Arts and Crafts studio and change of use of land to form new car parking area for Cancercare 13 A13 10/01122/CU Green Dragon Hotel, Main Road, Ellel Ward (Pages 60 - Galgate 66) Change of use of part of the ground floor to self contained flat and replacement of existing windows throughout with uPVC windows for Mr Ismeal Thagia Category D Applications Applications for development by a District Council 14 A14 10/01100/DPA Assembly Rooms, King Street, Duke's (Pages 67 - Lancaster Ward 69) Emergency strengthening works to south gable involving internal restraint bars within floor construction and anchor plates on wall face of gable for Mr John Campbell 15 A15 10/00982/DPA Town Hall, Dalton Square, Duke's (Pages 70 - Lancaster Ward 72) Listed building application for repointing works and other works for Lancaster City Council 16 A16 10/00847/DPA Town Hall, Marine Road East, Poulton (Pages 73 - Morecambe Ward 75) Listed building application for works to roof including renewal of roof lights for Lancaster City Council 17 A17 10/00965/DPA Town Hall, Marine Road East, Poulton (Pages 76 - Morecambe Ward 78) Listed building application for internal remodelling of part ground and first floor and full electrical rewire and installation of automatic fire detection for Lancaster City Council 18 Planning Application Validation (Pages 79 - Guide 113) Report of the Head of Regeneration and Planning 19 Delegated Planning Decisions (Pages 114 - 118) ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS (i) Membership Councillors Eileen Blamire (Chairman), Joyce Pritchard (Vice-Chairman), Keith Budden, Anne Chapman, Chris Coates, John Day, Roger Dennison, Sheila Denwood, Mike Greenall, Emily Heath, Helen Helme, Tony Johnson, Andrew Kay, Geoff Marsland, Robert Redfern, Bob Roe, Sylvia Rogerson, Roger Sherlock, Peter Williamson and Paul Woodruff (ii) Substitute Membership Councillors Jon Barry (Substitute), Ken Brown (Substitute), Abbott Bryning (Substitute), John Gilbert (Substitute), Janice Hanson (Substitute), Ian McCulloch (Substitute), Keith Sowden (Substitute), Peter Robinson (Substitute), Joyce Taylor (Substitute) and Malcolm Thomas (Substitute) (iii) Queries regarding this Agenda Please contact Jane Glenton, Democratic Services - 01524 582068 - [email protected]. (iv) Changes to Membership, substitutions or apologies Please contact Members’ Secretary, telephone 582170, or alternatively email [email protected]. MARK CULLINAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, TOWN HALL, DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PJ Published on 2nd December 2010. Page 1 Agenda Item Committee Date AgendaApplication Item Number 5 A05 13 December 2010 10/00456/CU Application Site Proposal Court View House Change of use of ground floor and first floor to further Aalborg Place education college Lancaster Lancashire Name of Applicant Name of Agent EMBA College MCK Associates Ltd Decision Target Date Reason For Delay 5 July 2010 Resolving transport related issues Case Officer Mr Andrew Drummond Departure No Summary of Recommendation Refusal This application was previously reported to the Planning Committee on 20 September 2010, but a decision was deferred to allow: (1) The Case Officer to liaise with the applicant over the contribution to the sustainable travel contribution. (2) The Case Officer to clarify whether the 4 existing on-site spaces were mobility spaces and, if not, where will the mobility-impaired park? (3) The Case Officer to encourage the College to incorporate a public café bar on the ground floor element, thus reducing the scale of their operation on the first floor (if still viable) to lessen the impact upon residents. (4) The local Residents’ Association to be involved in the discussions. 1.0 The Site and its Surroundings 1.1 The application site is situated on the east side of Lancaster city centre between the Magistrate’s Court and Lancaster Canal. Vehicular and main pedestrian access to the site is gained from Quarry Road. The property is known as Court View House. It forms part of the Aalborg Place scheme along with Mill View House, developed by Persimmon. It is predominantly a residential development. 1.2 The site falls within an area designated as Lancaster Central Parking Area and a Housing Opportunity Site. The canal forms a County Biological Heritage Site. 2.0 The Proposal 2.1 The application seeks planning permission to change the use of the vacant ground and first floor space that currently has permission to be used as an office and restaurant. It is proposed to use the space for educational purposes (D1 use) with a lecture room, seminar rooms, a library, a common Page 2 room, a number of offices, a meeting room, 2 reception areas and toilet facilities. 2.2 The ground floor (A3 restaurant/café) space measures 350 sq.m with the first floor (B1 office) space providing a further 570 sq.m. It is proposed to use all 920 sq.m of this combined space for the purposes set out in 2.1 above. 2.3 The site has vehicular and pedestrian access from Aalborg Place, off Quarry Road. The commercial floorspace has been allocated 4 car parking spaces within the building, though there are nearby short term car parks at Thurnham Street and Bulk Street. The nearest bus stops are on Common Garden Street and South Road, with the train station a 5-10 minute walk away across the city centre. 3.0 Site History 3.1 A number of relevant applications relating to this site have previously been received by the Local Planning Authority. These include: Application Number Proposal Decision 02/00848/FUL Erection of 139 apartments, public house/cafe (A3/A4 Permitted use), office accommodation (B1 use) and associated parking 4.0 Consultation Responses 4.1 The following responses have been received from statutory and internal consultees: Consultees Response County Highways The site is within the city centre Controlled Parking Zone and that on street parking in the immediate vicinity of the site is adequately controlled. It is noted that only 4 spaces within the existing car park are allocated for the proposed use, although the application does not go into any detail as to how this is enforced. On the face of it the impact of traffic and parking in and around Aalborg Place would therefore not be significant. However, the Highway Authority (HA) is concerned about the proximity of the site to the relatively nearby Moorlands residential area, which is already under pressure from commuter parking. This is only a relatively short walk from Aalborg Place and would be likely to attract parking by staff and students who do not choose to travel by other modes and seek to avoid the charges associated with the car parks in the area. The application states up to 175 students may be on site at any given time and it is the Highway Authority’s view that this could add significantly to parking demand in the Moorlands area, further adding to the problems of the residents in that zone. Whilst it is noted that a Travel Plan has been submitted by the applicant to promote alternative modes of transport, it does not alleviate the HA's concerns. However, the solution identified is the introduction of a "residents only" parking scheme in the residential area of Moorlands, and therefore the HA has requested a contribution of £10,000 towards this measure.